The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-19
HOUSE HUNTERS WAYS

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PEOPLE WHO MANAGE TO GET
ALONG WITHOUT PAYING RENT.
A Real Estate Man Gives Few Points
OIL the Subject of House IIunti <
Cranks-Nlethods OF the Professions!
Bcmt-Ex:.mplcs.
Il have just finished reading an article on
curious freaks of curious people," said Il
doW:i town real estate man us lie laid aside Il
copy Of all English magazine, "but if the
writer would spend few days in my h,si-
hess he could find material for All Interesting
! article Oh curious freaks of common people,
Scarcely Il day passes but some individual
comes into my office who hetrayS eccentric
ity OF character and actions. Very few l'co-
pie of sense move at this season of the year
unless necessity compels them to do so. Asa
consequence the variety of house hunting
freaks is not as great rs in the spring, yet for
extreme prculiarties this time of the Year
affords the best opportunity to observe them" :"
"EXcuse ne, but there is n lady outside i'll
quiring for you, SIR interrupted the read
estate mans red hristled clerk, as lie int.u,cd
his nose and ono eye into tho private Office.
WHO is it! Miss So questioned the
portly manipulation of leases, with az anxious
expression.
"YeS, sir"
"Wait about two minutes and tell her am
at leisure" said the mcrchant, slowly, after II
short pause. Then, turning to his first visitor,
, lle remarked:
"lf you would like tho opportunity to got a
few points OH the subject of cranlis here is u
good chance. This lady has the misfortune
to be afflicted with chrome dissatisfaction.
She has hired houses through ne for the past
ten years. and the longest, she has ever ocru-
pied any one abode, believe. Is eight months.
She is never suited and never will he. Just
taEo chair ut that desk lchnl the screen
and You can hear what she says"
NEVER SATISFIED.
A moment later II fasl,ionably dressed lady
OF perhaps 40 years in feature and IS in attire
entered the room
i "Good morning, colonel!" was her openn..
remark, and without waiting for return of
tho greeting she rattlc on: 81 am so glad to
find you in; was ,lrcafuly worried for fenr
you should be absent and she fitted herself
snugly into the ang les of n sedan chair. IL
want another house, and want it immrdi-
ately. You know what need, colonel, so it
is unnecessary for me to explain. The house
You secured for me is oycrrl,n with roacles,
the furnace is out of repair, it is too far from,
the horse cars aud in a drcadfully unfnshion-
abba ncishl'orhool. have nearly frozen for
four weeks now, and my month is w OIL
Tuesday. ] must have another EouSc 10y
then. have done nothing but move, move
fpv. Il
worth living in yet. am not ut all palticu
lar, as you know, only will not pay at al
cxorbitant rates or put up with nnythn.
other than all tho latest modern convenience
or live in any but an cte neighborhood an,
oh, forgot; this timo he careful there arc
no dogs next door. My nnlstiT is under til,
dortor's care through Mrs. Moneton's LITTLE
insignificant three-pound black aud tan ter
rier having bitten him in the nose That 5 all,
only remember want the house by Tuesday
Good morning, colonel"
And she arose from her chair with II snap,
bohbed her head mechanically at the real
estate man, unld strodc from the office with u
Girnadier gait all out of keeping with her
girlisli costume.
"Whcw!' softly remarked the colonel, aft,,
the door had closed on Iii, caller. "lIuw'-
TINT for n breeze. That woman is rich ;,,,
cnn easily afford to build ono of tn. finest
residences in the land: but sho wouldn't be
satisfied with tho White House. She is l,.t
much trouble, though, compared with som,
OF my queer customers. Only yesterday Il
young woman came in the office and said her
mother wanted to hire II house. | aske,l her
about what rent she wished to pay, in whnt
locality she wanted th. house. how many
ROOMS She needed, and several very common
questions usually asked, ami the girl said she
didn't know anything about it. Perhaps ]
had better let her have the keys of all In,
houses had to let nnl her mother could talk.
her pick. That is not an uncommon suggcs
tion Of inexperienced house hunters
PAYING no RENT.
The colonel paused for breath "Ym
would not think, he continued, that there
nrc II goo'lJy number of people living in very
fnc houses in the most aristocrnti, localities
and that they do not pay Il cents worth OF
rent. could point out Il dozen residences
that have tried from one month TO one yua1
to rent, and the owners require such II large
price that it is next to impossible. y, n hols,
is always in better condition io c; and more
attractive to the eye while occupel-for the
occupants, unless unusually sloscnlv, an.
bound to keep it swept clean and pusslby
tidy have found it good policy To allow
persons to occupy them until such time as
they could be rented. Some of tins class Gt
people never think of paying rent. When III,
house in which they have lived acquires {;
tenant they boldly go the rounds of the rca
cstat" men and ask for the chance TO occul,
n house in return for keeping it in order
These are professionals of one sort.
Another class, well known in the business;
are professional heats. They obtain keys tt
IL house and keep them for several days, dur
ing which they live in the house. By tho tim,
they return the keys they have obtained tho
keys to some other residence, where the,
practice the same scheme. They never rent
unless positively forced to do so. They hav,
an idea that they are cunning and that thci
practices are not known, bu, they are most o.
them like Old landmarks and there is selion
u new face appears among them. They thini
they arc beating us, yet i'll reality they say,
us the trouble aud cost of cleaning house
that are left in dsorlerly condition, fol
they naturally select the most attrac,iv,
apartments to clean for themselves and there
forc leave the house i'll q more prescntablt
condition than when they first enter it
Whatever they sleep on i'll all empty house i
introduced after dark, when they remove
from their last camping place To some
whom we are satisfied are honest we give til,
keys of furnished houses, and very seldom
has anything been appropriated by them
is u queer way to live. think | would rathc
live in a hovcl, if it was my own Such lif
is too near akin to that Of tramp Chi
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